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As cases, hospitalizations and deaths steadily dropped this week, pre-pandemic life in America has largely resumed.

A volcano erupted near the city of Goma in eastern Congo on Saturday evening, turning the skies a fiery red and panicking residents in this city of nearly 2 million people.

Both Qinghai province in the northwest on the Tibetan plateau and Yunnan province in southwestern China are areas prone to earthquakes. And both tremors were shallow, meaning they generally cause more damage.

Maricopa County officials on Friday directed the Arizona Senate and the auditors it hired to review the county's 2020 election count to preserve documents for a possible lawsuit.

One person was killed and four injured in a stabbing late Friday night in Amsterdam and police said they arrested a suspect nearby.

University of Illinois trustees voted to remove the name of the longestserving U.S. Supreme Court chief justice from the University of IllinoisChicago law school after a task force said John Marshall's history as a slave owner and trader "render him a hig...

Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on Friday after learning that their communities, which suffered the brunt of damage from Hurricane Harvey, would be getting only a small part of the $1 billion that Texas is awarding as part of an initial d...

A federal judge ruled Friday that the Dakota Access oil pipeline may continue operating while the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers conducts an extensive environmental review.

A possession led by a hearse bearing the remains of slain police officer moved across central Illinois on Thursday, giving hundreds a chance to pay their respects.

Two single mothers are among a group of lowincome adults who on Thursday sued Missouri Gov. Mike Parson's administration for dropping plans to expand Medicaid.

The Vaizel family long felt it was just a matter of time before their home was hit by a rocket from Gaza.

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced Wednesday that she will grant oneonone interviews to mark the twoyear anniversary of her inauguration solely to journalists of color, saying she has been struck by the overwhelmingly" white press corps in Chicago.

A senior Hamas official predicted a ceasefire within days even as Israel and Gaza militants pursued their crossborder attacks into an 11th day on Thursday with Israeli warplanes carrying out new air strikes and Palestinians firing more rockets.

Two people are facing charges in the death of a 15monthold Wisconsin boy, six months after an autopsy showed he had pneumonia, multiple injuries and methamphetamine in his system.

President Joe Biden will award his first Medal of Honor this week to a retired colonel for acts of bravery during the Korean War, the White House announced Wednesday.

A popular Boston radio host who's been on the air for four decades abruptly quit Wednesday morning after station management told him to stop making jokes about singer Demi Lovatos announcement that they identify as nonbinary.